Apparatus for removing dust and foul gases from carding-engines and the like.



H. SMETHURST. APPARATUS. FOR nmovmavnus'r AND FOUL GASES FROM cmnme ENGINES AND TH}; LIKE.

APPLIUATION TILED NOV.17, 1908. 928, 158, Patented July 13, 1909.

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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 17, 1908, fir 1:95:38, 158.

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HERBERT SiMETHURST, OF HOLLIN'WOOD, ENGLAND.

APPARATUS FOR REMOVING DUST AND FOUL GASES FROM CARDING-ENGINES AND THE LIKE.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IIERBERT Summoner, a subject of the Kii'i'g of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at Butler Green Metal Works, Hollinwood, in the county of Lancaster, England, have invented new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Removing Dust and Foul Gases from Gaining-E11 gines and the Like, of which the following is a specification. 4

This invention relates to the apparatus employed for removing dustand foul gases from cotton or other cardi engines, and the like, to preventobjectiona lo and dangerous contamination of the atmosphere in the rooms where the said machines are situated.

The invention comprises the provision of means adapted to put any one of a series of carding engines into'comniunication with the one common exhaustion pipe or conduit.

Referring to the two accompanying sheets of explanatory drawings -F1gures 1 and 2 are views at right angles to one another illustrating one convenient application of my invention. Figs. 3, d and 5 are views shpwing modified formsof apparatus and Figl 6 is a detail view of the hood to be herein fter referred to.

The same reference lettersin the diff rent views indicate the same or similar parts,

In the apparatus illustrated at igs. 1i and 2, the exhaust pipea is provided with i let arms or bends I), each of which has a sui hble hood or like inlet pip fasgada t equally distributed over the valve as c for controlling the flow of'dus and gases to thepiipea, At each s ideof said fip'ipe .or condmta arrange rails-ortneir eq iva lent. as d upon which run the Wheels 6 of a carriage as f. The said carriage sufippo s a d h be laced over the car in e 'ne o ot e ma iihine in which the suit iiii d foul mt are enerated. The lower end of sa' .hood is referably made of the formshown, but nay be altered to suit may particularreqmrements. It is provide with division-plates h (as shown ininverted plan Fig. to insure ;that the 6) in order; suction action shall be end face of the hood. v M

In the arrangement shown at F gs. 1 and 2, the hood 9 is supported, as bymeans of a pin and slot or like arrangement, so as to be capable of a longitudinal movement relatively to the inlet arm or bend b for the pur:

Specification oi. Letters Patent. Application filed November 17, 1908. Serial No. 483,055.

Patented July 13, 1909;

pose of mak ng a joint therewith, such movement bein e ected' by means of the bifurcated han lever i, pivoted at i to brackets carried it) the carriagef, and enga ing pins k u on t e hood 9. Z is alocldng lever attac ed to the carriage f own weight to rest against the'handle end of the lever 41 and, when the latter is in its lowest position for holding the hood 9 against position by means of the notch m.

The carriage f is referably provided with when said carriage brings the hood 9 beneath in the pipe or conduit 0. The valve 0 is automatically closed by aweight or its equivalent.

main or for ventilation purposes, the inlet carried by a rail q su ported in guides r and actuated by a hand ever .9. Said strikers p may be so positioned upon the rail p that the inlet valve as c farthest from the an or the like producing; the exhaustion action in a is opened thereby to a greater extent than the or nearly equal volume of air will pass through each inlet pipe I). a

Instead of making a joint hood 9 and. ipe b by raising the former as before described, I ma: provide a flexible washer-like ring t at t e upper end of said hood portion y, the sai r' g beingadapted under the suction act on f the main exhaust pipe 0' to rise withi ;the end of the inlet bend t as shownrin d tted lines and'so prevent an large inflow of air from between theendso gand b. i

In some casesl may, sa-shown in Fig. fl make the hoodportionpf the inlet ipe in two parts audit, the one sliding wt in the other an being v weights '1) or the like. This i i-ran ement will be advantageous when the he has to .be raised in traveling from one machine to another so as to" clia'r driving belts or'other parts which would otherwise ofiereii obstruction to it.

in order .to makea joint between 9 and may place a cap like part or socket to on the and'adapted by its;

a striking plate am a ted to engage the arm 0 secured to the spind e of the valve 0, so that the inlet pipe b, the valve is opened to vput said inlet and hood under the suction action W hen it is desired to employ'the exhaust valves 0 are opened by means of strikers as p 1 inlet valves nearer said fan so thatan equal if {desired ,balan0d. T y":

the inlet. arm or bend b, to lock it in such I between the p end of the inlet pipe 7) b yithc hand lever i as shown.

By means of my invention 1 am enabled to employ one hood as g for any one of several machines, and to automatically open the valve of the inlet pipe or bend as b be neoth which said hood is brou 'ht. As said valves automatically close when the car and hood are removed. therefrom, the Whole of the .suctionaction of the ion or its equivalent can fine concentrated upon the desired points- Hsving 310W described my invention What It claim as new end desire to secure by Letters Patent is;-'

1. Appsrstus for removing dust and foul gases from carding engines and the like, con-- sisting in port of on exhaust pipe or conduit, s plurslity of inlet bronches'on the said conduit, an inlet connection, a carrier for said connection, and means for detachably jointing the connection with any one of seid inlet branches, cs set forth.

2. In apparatus for removing (lust and foul gases from carding engines and the like, the combination consisting of an exhaust pipe or conduit, a plurality oi inlet. branches on the said conduit, an inlet connection, a Wheeled carrier for the said connection, a rail track for the said carrier, and means for detachsbly jointing the connection with any one of the said inlet branches, as set forth.

3. In apparatus for removing dust and foul gases from carding engines and the like, the combination consisting, of an exhaust gpipo oi conduit, a plurality of inlet branches on the said conduit, an inlet connection, s hood with interns; echoing division pistes the lower end of the said connection, a

striking plateniounted on the said carrier for engaging the opening arms of the valves of the respective inlet branches, and means for dctochably jointing the connection with any one of the said inlet branches, as set forth. I v

5. In apparatus for removing dust and foul gases from cording engines and the like, the combination consistingoi' an exhaust pipe or conduit, s pluralityof inlet branches on the said conduit, an inlet connection, o carrier for said connection, a jointing socket on said connection, and means for imparting e movement to said socket relatively to the.

connection, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses,

- HERBER'E SMlZilTl-TURST. Witnesses ARTHUR- H'osnns, Cnsmlns (Tomaso; 

